Chromatoscope
Chro″ma‐to‐scope′ (?), n. [Gr. �, �, color + -scope.] (Astron.) A reflecting telescope, part of which is made to rotate eccentrically, so as to produce a ringlike image of a sta...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Chromatosphere
Chro″ma‐to‐sphere′ (?), n. A chromosphere.
Chromatrope
Chro″ma‐trope (?), n. 1. (Physics) An instrument for exhibiting certain chromatic effects of light (depending upon the persistence of vision and mixture of colors) by means of r...
Chromatype
Chro″ma‐type (?), n.1. (Photog.) A colored photographic picture taken upon paper made sensitive with potassium bichromate or some other salt of chromium.2. The process by which ...
Chrome
Chrome (?), n. Same as Chromium.Chrome alum(Chem.), a dark violet substance, (SO4)3Cr2.K2SO4.24H2O, analogous to, and crystallizing like, common alum. It is regarded as a double...
Chrome (2)
Chrome (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Chromed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Chroming.] [From Chrome, n.] To treat with a solution of potassium bichromate, as in dyeing.
Chrome steel
Chrome steel. Same as Chromium steel, under Steel.
Chromic
Chro″mic (?), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, chromium; — said of the compounds of chromium in which it has its higher valence.Chromic acid, an acid, H2CrO4, analogou...
Chromid
Chro″mid (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of the Chromidæ, a family of fresh-water fishes abundant in the tropical parts of America and Africa. Some are valuable food fishes, as the bulti of ...
Chromidrosis
‖Chro′mi‐dro″sis (?), n.(Med.) Secretion of abnormally colored perspiration.
Chromism
Chro″mism (?), n. Same as Chromatism.
Chromite
Chro″mite (?), n. 1. (Min.) A black submetallic mineral consisting of oxide of chromium and iron; — called also chromic iron.2. (Chem.) A compound or salt of chromous hydroxide ...
Chromium
Chro″mi‐um (?), n.(Chem.) A comparatively rare element occurring most abundantly in the mineral chromite. Atomic weight 52.5. Symbol Cr. When isolated it is a hard, brittle, gra...
Chromo
Chro″mo (?), n.; pl.Chromos (#). [Abbrev. from chromolithograph.] A chromolithograph.
Chromoblast
Chro″mo‐blast (?), n. [Gr. � color + -blast.] An embryonic cell which develops into a pigment cell.
Chromogen
Chro″mo‐gen (?), [Gr. � color + -gen.]1. (Biol.) Vegetable coloring matter other than green; chromule.2. (Chem.) Any colored compound, supposed to contain one or more chromophores.
Chromogenic
Chro″mo‐gen″ic (?), a.(Biol.) Containing, or capable of forming, chromogen; as, chromogenic bacteria.
Chromograph
Chro″mo‐graph (?), n. [Gr. � color + -graph.] An apparatus by which a number of copies of written matter, maps, plans, etc., can be made; — called also hectograph.
Chromoleucite
Chro′mo‐leu″cite (?), n. [Gr. � color + E. leucite.] (Bot.) A chromoplastid.
Chromolithograph
Chro′mo‐lith″o‐graph (?), n. [Gr. � color + E. lithograph.] A picture printed in tints and colors by repeated impressions from a series of stones prepared by the lithographic pr...
Chromolithographer
Chro′mo‐li‐thog″ra‐pher (?), n. One who is engaged in chromolithography.
Chromolithographic
Chro″mo‐lith′o‐graph″ic (?), a. Pertaining to, or made by, chromolithography.
Chromolithography
Chro″mo‐li‐thog″ra‐phy (?), n. Lithography adapted to printing in inks of various colors.
Chromophane
Chro″mo‐phane (?), n.(Physiol.) A general name for the several coloring matters, red, green, yellow, etc., present in the inner segments in the cones of the retina, held in solu...
Chromophore
Chro″mo‐phore (?), n.(Chem.) Any chemical group or residue (as NO2; N2; or O2) which imparts some decided color to the compound of which it is an ingredient.
Chromophotograph
Chro′mo‐pho″to‐graph (?), n. [Gr. � color + photograph.] A picture made by any of the processes for reproducing photographs in colors. — Chro′mo‐pho′to‐graph″ic (#), a.
Chromophotography
Chro′mo‐pho‐tog″ra‐phy (?), n. [Gr. � color + E. photography.] The art of producing photographs in colors.